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H. M. CROUSE AND G. G. NEWELL.

I COMBINED AUTOGRAPHIUREGISTER AND RECORDING'MA'CHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19, l9l6.

1,366,718. Patented Jan. 25,1921.

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Inventors. lib 07 M C'rouse, and George GlNawz H. M. CROUSE AND G. G.NEWELL.

comsmw AUTOGRAPHIC mamas AND momma MACHINE.

. APPUCAHOR FILEb APR-19, l lfi- 1,366,718. Patented Jan. 25, 1921.

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lfiuervc r's. Qfinryll Grouse. and (izorge GHQ/well.

H. M. CROUSE AND a. (a. NEWELL.

COMBINED AUTOGRAPHlC REGISTER AND RECORDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19, 1916 Patented. Jan 25 1921.

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Imam? earner clerics.

HENRY M. CROUSE, OF CHICAGO, AND GEORGE G. NEW/ELL, 0F CONGRESS PARK,

, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED AUTOGFA'BBIC AND RECORDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 25, 1921.

Oirginal application filed June 5, 1915, Serial No. 32,293. Divided andthis application filed April 19,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY M. CnoUsn and GEORGE G. NEWELL, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Chicago and Congress Park, respectively,in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Combined rlutographic Registers, andliecording-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This application is a division of our application for Letters Patent forautographic register filed June 5, 1915, Serial Number 32,293, and itrelates to combined registers and recorders; the object of the inventionbeing to provide means whereby an autographic register mechanism may becon nected with a recording machine in a man nor whereby the operativeparts of the two machines are so interconnected that the operator iscompelled to manipulate the r cording mechanism to print the itemizedamount of sales, the sales clerks number, department number, class ofgoods, or other desired matter, autographically registered, upon therecord ribbon carried by the recording mechanism before the paperadvanclng means of the register may be moved toward a check deliveringposition, to provide means whereby, if from any cause a printed blankhas been mutilated or spoiled, the recording mechanism may bemanipulated in a manner to release the paper advancing means of theregister and to innicate upon the record ribbon of the recorder the wordVoid in correspondencewith the wasted 'lips of record deposited in theeasing of the register; to provide means whereby a correction may bemade in the operation of the recording mechanism, and to providemechanism sealed against manipulation by the operator and operative torecord a total of the, several amounts as taken from the.

' register slips.

and part of the autographic register shown in Fig. 1;

Serial No. 92,092.

Fig. 8 is a vertical cross section of part of the recording mechanismdesigned to illustrate the operation and construction of the correctionmechanism;

Fig. 4 is a partial end elevation of Fig. 3, with parts broken away toexpose;

F1g. 5 is a vertical cross section of the record ng mechanism and partof the autograplnc register along line A.B of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional side view of Fig. 5 along line CD;

Fig. 'l' is a side elevation of part of the recordmg mechanism designedto illustrate the operative connections between the strik-- ing bar ofthe recording mechanism and the actuating shaft of the autographicregister;

Fig.8 is an end elevation of Fig. 7

Fig. 9 is an open side elevation of the recording mechanism designed toillustrate the operation of the totals recording mechanism;

Fig. 9" is a top plan view of detail parts of Fig. 9; r

Fig. 10 is a detached detail of the mechanismillustrating the form of atotals wheel forming part of the recording mechanism;

Fig. 11 is a vertical cross section of the case containing the recordingmechanism and showing a part of the selector key controlling means;

Fig. 12 is a sectional side elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig. 11;

Fig. 13 is an enlarged side elevation of a detail part of Fig. 12; r

14 is a top plan view of part of Fig. 11, and d Fig. 15 is a sideelevational view partly in section, of the autographic register showingLv he paper feeding mechanism.

Referring to the drawings, wherein the same reference numerals designatelike parts throughout the several views, the recorder includes a casing1, which is mounted upon supporting legs 2, and having side walls 3,rear wall 4, and a door 5 at front end hinged to one of the side walls,a top wall 6, and a bottom 7.

Formed in the top wall 6, near the middle hereof, is a rectangularopening 8, and 9 represents a series of supporting sockets upon thefront wall l above the hinged door 5, and 10 a like series of socketsupon the rear end wall 5, said sockets being in longit udinal alinementwith each other, and 11 a series of trackways secured thereto. Slidablymounted upon the trackways 11 are a series of selector keys 12 that arenormally held toward the rear end of the casing by means of coiledtension springs 13, having one end thereof connected with the rear endwall of the casing at 14, and their opposite ends to the selector keys12 on their under sides by means of screw eyes 15. The selector keysabut at their rear ends against a cushioning strip 16 mounted above thetrackways adjacent the supporting sockets 10 at the rear of the casing.

Formed upon each selector key, and upon their under sides, are a seriesof rack teeth 17 that are adapted to mesh with pinions 18 journaled upona transversely disposed shaft 19, having its opposite ends carried bythe side walls of the casing. Formed integral with each pinion 18, andon one side thereof, is a hub 20, said hub having oppositely disposedradial arms 21 and 22, upon which are mounted spring actuated pawls 23and 24, respectively, said pawl 23 being adapted to engage with theteeth of a ratchet wheel 25 secured to a transmission ear 26 looselyjournaled upon the shaft 19. Mounted between each of the pinions 18 andtransmission gears 26 on the shaft 19, are spacer sleeves 27. Secured tothe ratchet wheel 25 and having the teeth thereof reversely disposedrelative to the teeth of the ratchet wheel 25, is a second ratchet wheel28 adapted to be engaged by the pawl 24:. Meshing with each transmissiongear 26 are gears 29, each of said gears being secured to a totals wheel30. Formed on one side of each totals wheel is a hub 31, and integralwith each hub is an intermittently operative ratchet wheel 32. All ofsaid parts 29, 30, 31 and 32 are loosely mounted upon a transversely andhorizontally disposed shaft 33 journaled in bearings carried by the sidewalls of the casing. The totals wheel at the right-hand of the series isprovided upon the opposite side of its pinion with a supplemental wheel34 carrying letters T that are printed upon the'record strip oppositeeach total that is made, as shown in Fig. 10. Depending downwardly fromthe rear ends of each of the selector keys 12 is an extension 35, andpivotally connected with each of said extensions at one end, as shown at36, is a combined stop and numeral bar 37, ea h of said bars beingsupported at its opposite end by means of a spring 38 connecting it withthe forward end of one of the selector keys 12. Lo ated adjacent thefront end of the rectangular opening 8 is a trans 'erse v disposed stopbar extending the full width of the opening and provided with dependingportions 40 at its opposite ends that are pivoted near their centers tothe side walls of the casing and at their lower ends to the front endsof bars 41 slidably mounted in ways 4L2 secured to the side walls of thecasing, the bars being connected at their rear ends to a transverselydisposed tooth engaging bar d3 adjacent the pinions l8, and aidrepresents tension springs, having one end secured to a fixed part ofthe mechanism and their opposite ends to the bars 421 and normallyoperative to hold he engaging bars d3 out of engagement with the teethof the pinions 1S and the stop bar 39 toward the rear end of themachine.

4:5 represents lever ins disposed upon opposite sides of the machine,within the easing, and having their rear ends pivotall connected at witht 1e side walls thereof and extending forward are provided withdepending arms d7, having forwardly turned step portions 48 that areengaged by precsure rolls journaled upon the free ends of arms 50secured to a transveisely disposed rock shaft 51 journaled in bearingssecured to the side walls of the case and 53 represents a ing andengaging bar disposed transversely ross the machine and secured to thelever ends. In order e to retain the strik'ng b position, tension ,5 5&-are provided, having their lower ends connected with the levers 4:5 andtheir uiper ends with the upper wall of the case, and 55 repi its stopblocks secured to the side walls oi the case and operative to limit anupward swing of the free ends of the levers +25. Located under andadjacent the front ends of the stop and numeralbars 37 is an i: icingroller 56, which is journaled upon a shaft 5T, that is swingingly caried by the front ends of arms 58, having th ir rear ends pivotallyconnected with the side w lls of the case, and 59 represents tensi nprin' connected with the arms and operative to h.

ld the inking roller in engagement with numeral blocks 60 formed on theunder side of the numeral bars Formed upon the upper side of each of thenun 1 bars 37 are a series of engaging membe 61, spac d apart anddisposed on said bars a ore and opposite the numeral blocks Adjace:inking roller 56, and di osed transv across the case paraliei with theroller, is a feed roller 62, which is r" mounted upon a shaft (33 havingits op ends secured to of Secured to opposite ends 1 the feed roller areratchet wheels 64, th teeth of which are adapted to be engaged by springactuated pawls 65, ha ri g their upper cmls pivotally connected with thelever arms 15. intermediate their ends, and their lower ends normallyheld in en 'ement with the teeth of the ratdiet wheels by means oftension springs 66. Extending transversely the case, parallel with theiraxes. and adjacent the totals wheels 30, is a striking 7 :1 W the side2115 bar 67 having depending arms 68, whereby it-is swingingly mountedupon a shaft 69, having its opposite ends secured to the side walls ofthe case; the striking bar being held in an inactive position by meansof tension springs 70 that normally hold it against stop members 71secured to the side walls of the case. 72 represents a forwardlyextending arm on the middle part of the striking bar and adapted to beengagedby a striking lever 73 secured to a rock shaft 7 75 represents adepending lever having its upper end secured to'the shaft 74L and itslower end pivotally connected with the rear end of a link 76, the frontend of said link being slidably mounted in a bracket member 77 securedto the bottom of the case and permitting a limited lateral swingingmovement of the front end of the link, and 78 represents a plate springthat normally presses the link toward one arm 7 9 of a beli crank lever,the remainin arm 80 of which is pivotally connected, by means of a link81, with an arm 82 secured to a vertically disposed hinge member 83turning with the door 5. The front end of the link member 76 is providedwith a laterally disposed inclined block member 84 at one side thereofadjacent the free end of the arm 7 9 of the bell crank lever, which armis adapted to engage with the end of the block 84 in a manner to pushthe link member 7 6 rearward and thereby rock the shaft 74 in adirection to cause the striking lerer 7 3 secured thereto to swing thestriking bar 67 towarl the axis of the totals wheels 30 when the door 5is opened, and thereby actuate the bell crank,

and when the door is closer. the free end of arm 79 rides upon theinclined portion of the block 84, thereby pushing the free end of linkmember 76 laterally until the arm 79 passes the shoulder upon the block,and the spring 78 then returns the link member to its normal position.85 represents a stop member secured to side wall of the case and adaptedto engage with an arm 86 secured to the rock shaft 74: in a manner tolimit a rocking movement of the shaft in one direction.

Mounted upon a transversely odisposed shaft 87, near the center of thecase, is a roll of record paper 88 which is adapted to receive printedcharacters during the opera tion of the machine. The paper from the rollpasses under guide rollers 89, one of said guide rollersbeing ournaledupon the shaft 69 of the striking bar 67'. Continuing, the paper passesbetween a roller 90, which is carried by the arms 68 of the strikingbar, and the striking bar 67 and continuing on, passes under anotherroller 91, and around the periphery of the feed roller 62, then under aroller 92, out toward the front of the machine adjacent the door 5,where it is loosely retained in a semi-folded form, or

it may be wound upon an automatically operating receiving roll ifpreferred.

Extending across the case below the bars 87, and adjacent the paper roll88, is a supporting bar 93, having its opposite ends secured to the sidewalls of the case. Pivotally mounted upon said bars are a series ofspring actuated retaining hooks at that are ad pted to engage againstone side of each of the stop and numeral bars 37. Formed on the upperside of each bar 37, adjacent the point of engagement of the hooks 9a,are cutaway inclined gaps 95. Located adjacent the under side of thetotals wheels 30, and

bearing against said wheels, is an inking roller 96.

In the operation of the recording mecha nism as described, assumcthatthe first number of a column of figures to be added is 345. Said numberis selected on the first three selector keys to the left. [is thetingers of the hand are directed to one or ali of the selected numbers,each finger will gage one of the projections 97. There a series of theseprojections on each of the selector keys 12. The selector keys are drawntoward the front of the machine until the fingers of the operator engageagainst the stop bar 89. As each selector bar 12 is moved the rack teeth17 formed on the under side thereof will, engage one of the pinions 18.By reason of each pinion having a hub portion 20, the pawl 23 that iscarried by said hub will engage the ratchet wheel 25, and the ratchetwheel will then carry the transmission gear 26. The transmission gearwill then rotate the totalizing wheel 30 through the gear 29. It is tobe noted that when each selector bar is moved it carries with it thecombined stop and numeral bar 87. In the instance of carrying theselected numeral 3, said numeral will be drawn toward the front of themachine until stopped by the operators finger enthe stop bar 39. One ofthe engaging members 61, formed on the bar 37,will be engaged againstthe striking bar 53, which will hold the selector key in position untilafter'recording. it is to be noted that the number of engaging members61 is equal to the number of numeral blocks 60, as well as the fingerengaging projections 97, so that whatever number is selected on anyselector key, said selector key is moved forward to its limit ofmovement, and one of the engaging members 61 will holdthe selector keyin its moved position by its engagement with the striking bar 53."Whenever a number has been selected on the selector key, and theselector key has been moved, one of the numeral blocks ()0 bearing anumber corresponding with the number selected, will be carried forwardby the bar 37 and will remain in a recording position over the feedroller 62. After the selector are :e s nearing the selected numbers 3,4, nave been moved forward and are held s 5% will return the striksnormal position and the spring 5, Jhich are carried by said engage theratchet wheels en in bar to i turn the paper sheet on r is have beenrecorded a dy for the next selected 1e time the striking bar 53 ars 3'7,said bars were dech an extent that t ie top portion 'eoti was engaged bya part of their retaining hooks 9 1. As the striking bar was returned toits normal position, the halo 37 of the three selected numbers 3 1 Iengaging mem- 01 said oars could pass under the bar as said bars 37 andthe seor keys 12 are returned to their normal vions by the springs 13.cutaway formed on the upper t of the bars 37 will be in alinement with sso that the re- 'ing retaining hooks iining portion of said hooks willSlide off from said bars 37 upon their engagement 40 wii cutaway gaps Inorder to undc the operation of the returning of the selector keys 12 andbars 87 to their nor- 1 positions, an inspection of Fig. 9 shows oi theretaining hooks 9 1 seated in a gap moved forward the hook in leavingthe 5.1, will pull the bar downward, thus holdhe engaging DISHIJSIS 61out of enwith the striking bar 53. As the drawn -forward in the numbersthereon are by the open tors finthe stop bar bar, thus carrying 0 engement with t 4 asrnission f 25. This no momentum from carr gears beyondtheir intended deg o ement. Each of the transmiss: 2

has mounted thereon a projecwhich projection, upon continued he selectorkeys in the order of adding, will engage with the respectiveintermittent wheel 32 so as to carry the numeral whee 30 to the nextorder after a col- I end At this point r or one of the bars 37, and whenthe bar p r L unin fi r cor rec by the actuation of the selector keys12, and the striking bar 53, and the total. 18 desired.

The rock shaft 51 is extended beyond its bearing carried by the sidewall of the case "acent the register, and secured thereto a lever arni100 that is normally held in inactive position by means of acompresspring 101 encircling the body of a link 02, having one endconnected with the free 1rd of the arm 100 and its opposite end slidablyreceived by an opening in the front a bracket member 103 receiving the jand secured to the outside wall of the case, the spring being reactivebetween tl e end of the bracket and a collar 10 1 on the link. The casecontaining the recording mechanism is substantially as one with the caseof the register, as shown in Fig. 5 of he dawings, and supported bymeans of t member 105, and 106 represents a coupling member having oneend separably connected with the adjacent end of a shaft 10''! ournaledin the case of the register and having an actuating lever 108 mountedtheron, the paper feeding and severing means of the register beingoperatively connected with said shaft and journaled in a bearing box 109secured to the side wall of the case containing the recording mechanism,and 110 represents a stop cam secured to its opposite end within thecase of the recording mechanism. The paper feeding mechanism of theautographic register is illustrated in Fig. 15 and consists of a pair ofcorrugated rollers connected by suitable gearing 107, 103, to the shaft107 which is act .ated by the crank 108. There is also shown in Fig. 15the paper severing mechanism which consists of knives 109 and the papercutting mechanism which guides the severed strips downwardly into thecasing and is embodied in the guiding members 110. The roller 112 is atuated by the gear 108 and feeds the severed strips down wardly into thecasing. This structure is all shown in detail in the parent applicationof which this application is a division, and for this reason has notbeer illustrated in detail in this application. 111 repregures has beenbrought down and or an 115 secured to a transversely disposed rock shaft116 journaled in bearings 117 secured to the side walls of the caseabove the selector keys 12, and118 represents a compression springencircling the body of the stop dog and operative between the upper endof the bracket 112 and a pin 119 cargage with the'ribbon of paper. Whenthe bar or bars 37 are disengaged,-the selector keys'are retracted asheretofore described, --and the operator may then proceed to manipulatethe. mechanism in a manner to record the proper amount.

,If it is desi "ed to operate either the register or theirecordingmechanism independ entliy-of each other, the coupling member 166 may bedisengaged from the shaft 107,

thus permittinglthe actuating lever 108 of the register-to bemanipulated independently, and the'reccrding mechanism may be used forsired. i

any other calculating work as de- To make the recording machine more comJlete in its operation and as a safe 'uard r V .1 3 b againstcarelessness bythe operator, we

have provided three supplemental selector keys 150, or more may beapplied if desired,

at theright-hand' side otthe case adjacent the selector keys 12, asshownin F 1g. 2.

' The keys 150 are mounted upon trackways 151 in the samemanner asthekeys 12. One

of the keys, preferably that adjacent the right-hand key 01 the seriesdesignated by i reference character'12, is provided with a series offinger engaging members 152, the

same as 97 upon-the keys 12, these carry letters or numerals identifyingthe operator; thenext vkey to the right is provided with like fingerengaging members that may designate the class of goods sold, or cash,

or credit sales,-and the one next to that may indicate the department orcounter numbe'n The keys 150 are operated in the same way as keys 12',and are controlled in the same manner by tension springs 18, andprovided with like depending extensions carry1ng like combined stop andnumeral bars 37 that carry numeral or type blocks like those designatedby reference characters 60, and corresponding with the characters uponthe finger engaging members 152 upon the supplemental selector keys, thebars being also provided with engaging members like 61 upon their uppersides that are adapted to en mge -35 in amanner to lock the selectorkeys against movement until the" pawl arm is disengaged. Looselymountedupon the rock shaft116 are two sleeve members 155,'each havingat: its inner-ends forwardly extend- 111g armsi156, having rollers 15'?journaled upon their free endsthat are adapted toengage with raisedtracks 158 disposed lon'- gitud-inally upon the upper sides of the selector keys 150 in a manner to swing the free end of the arm upward andturn the sleeve upon the shaft when the selector key is moved forward.in the machine. sleeves 155 are provided at their opposite ends withpawl arms 159 that are adapted to The engage with notches 160 formed inthe edge as a designating character, is also free to be actuated at anytime. When the operator manipulatesv the key carrying his number, thepawl 159 will be disengaged from the notch in the adjacent key carryingthe stock or class numbers, and when that is actuated it releases thenext adjacent key of the series carrying the. department number, 162represents a sleeve similar in form to those designated by 155, andhavinga like springpressed arm carrying a roller 157 that engages with alike raised track 158 upon the selector key, and having an arm 163 atits opposite end that is pivotally connected with one end of a link 164that has its opposite end pivotally connected with the free end of adepending arm 165 secured to the transverse shaft 153 in a manner torock the shaft in a direction to release the pawl arms 154 fromengagement with the extensions 35, and

166 represents a tension spring having one end secured to the end wallof the case and its opposite end to the arm 165 and operative tonormally rock the shaft in a direction tocause the pawl arms 154 to lockthe selector keys with which they engage against movement.

In the operation of the mechanism as described, the operator must firstmanipulate the selector key carrying his or her number, and then thenext adjacent key carrying the stock number, and next the key carryingthe department number, before any of thekeys 12 may be manipulated.Therock shaft 145, carrying theeccentric collars 146, disengages thestop and numeral bars 37 of the supplemental selector keys in the samemanner as those carried the selector keys 12 when a mistake has beenmade and the correction key manipulated.

Having shown and described an embodiment of our invention, We do notdesire that it be limited to the precise details of the tructure asillustrated, 1t bemg understood that changes may be made in the form,proried by the dog in a manner to yieldingly re sist an upward slidingmovement thereof. The function of the stop dog is to lock the cam 110against rotation in the direction of the arrow, as shown in Fig. 6 ofthe drawings.

Secured to the rock shaft 116 are a series of wiper arms 120 that areadapted to engage with inclines 121 at'the front ends of trackways 122formed upon each of the selector keys 12 and adapted to rock the shaft116 in a direction to lift the stop dog 111 from engagement with theshoulder 114 upon the cam 110 and permit a rocking movement of the shaft107 and a forward throw of the actuating lever 108 of the register whenany of the selector keys has been drawn forward by the operator.

123 represents a trip bar located between the two cases, having itsfront end pivotally connected with the free end of the arm 100 and itsbody portion slidably received by a bracket member 124 secured to theadjacent side wall of the case containing the recording mechanism, thebracket permitting a vertical swing of the free end of the bar againstthe pressure of a plate spring 125, having one end secured to thebracket and its opposite end engaging with the upper side of the tripbar, and 126 represents a regulating screw carried by the bracket thatmay be adjusted to limit a downward swing of the free end of the bar.127 represents an inclined block member upon the lower side of the freeend of the bar that is adapted to be engaged by a wiper arm 128 carriedby the coupling member 106, in a manner to move the trip bar forward andthereby rock the shaft 51 in a direction to actuate the striking bar 53.

In the operation of machines of the class indicated. it is desirablethat mechanism be provided that may be manipulated in a manner toindicate that a sales slip, for example, has been improperly filled outor otherwise spoiled, and to print upon the record ribbon of therecording mechanism some reference character denoting such irregularity,and for such purpose we have provided one of the selector keys 12 with asingle finger en, gaging member 129 designated by the word Void, theother selector keys each having a series of such engaging membersdesignated by numerals, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The selectorkev designated by the word Void carries with it a stop and numeral barlike those designated by reference numerals 37, excepting that there isonly one finger engaging member upon its upper side and one numeralblock upon its lower side having the letters forming the word Voidengraved thereon.

It is further desirable to provide means, if the operator has made amistake in manipulating any of the selector keys and thereby broughtwrong numerals or letters in position to be recorded, that may beoperated to return the mechanism to the position it occupied at the endof its last recording operation. The means we have provided to performthis function includes a correction key 130 slidable vertically througha bearing member 131 carried by the upper wall of a small supplementalcase 132 secured to the side of the main case; the body of the key beingreceived by an opening in a cross bar 133 having its opposite endssecured to the side walls of the case. encircling the body of the keyabove the cross bar and operative between the upper side of the bar anda pin 135 carried by the key to normally hold the head of the key in anelevated position above the top of the case 132. The lower end of thekey 130 is pivotally connected to the free end of an arm 136 secured toa rock shaft 137 journaled in bearings 138 secured to the wall of thecase, and 139 represents a lever arm secured to the front end of theshaft, having its free end pivotally connected with the extended end ofa longitudinally movable bar 140 carried by bearings secured to the sidewalls of the case containing the recording mechanism. The springconnected with the pawl 24 normally holds it disengaged from the ratchetwheel 28, and slidably mounted upon each of the hub members 20 areconical rings 141, having peripheral channels 142 upon their hubportions that receive the forked ends 143 of shipping members 144 thatare secured to the bar 140 and operative to move the rings intoengagement with the pawls 24 and cause them to engage with the teethupon the wheels 28 in a manner to cause a reverse rotation of thetransmission gear wheels 26 and 29 when the selector keys 12 areretracted.

Means are provided for disengaging the stop and numeral bars 37 from thestriking and engaging bar when the correction key 130 is depressed,including a rock shaft 145 journaled in bearings carried by the sidewalls of the case and located centrally thereof above the stop bars 37,and 146 represents eccentric collars secured to the shaft 145 and spacedapart in a manner to engage with the upper side of each of the stopbars. 147 represents a fan-shaped arm secured to the end of the shaft145 that extends into the case 132, and 148 a wiper arm secured to theshaft 137 and having a roller 149 journaled upon its free end thatoperatively engages with the arm 148 when the correction key 130 isdepressed, thereby rocking the shaft 145 and causing the eccentriccollars 146 to depress the stop bars 37 sufficient to disengage themfrom the engaging bar 53, but not far enough to cause them to en- 134represents a compression spring portion and organization of its variousparts without departing from the spirit of our lnvention.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is:

'1. In a machine of the class described, a recording machine includingselector keys and operable to record transaction on a record strip, typebars and a striking bar, an autographic register including paper feedingmechanism for feeding a strip of paper distinct from the strip operatedupon by said recording mechanism, an actuating member for said paperfeeding mechanism, means operatively connected with said selector keysfor controlling said actuating member, and means operatively connectedto and positively actuated by said actuating memb'er upon the feedingmovement thereof for actuating said striking bar.

2. In a machine of the class described, in

V combination, a case, a plurality of separate series of longitudinallydisposed selector keys arranged side by side and individually slidablelongitudinally in said case, means for locking the keys of one seriesagainst movement, said means including a transve'rselydisposed shaftmounted in said case, sleeves journaled upon said shaft, pawls carriedby said sleeves and adapted to engage the individual keys of saidseries, pawl controlling elements carried by said sleeves and engagingwith anadj acentkey in a manner to disengage said pawls successively andin a predetermined sequence, means for looking the keys of the remainingseries against movement, said means including a rock shaft mounted insaid case, pawlssecured to said shaft and adapted to engage with said.se

lector keys, an arm secured to said rock autographic register includinga second case,

paper controlling mechanism including a transversely disposed rock shaftjournaled in said second case, an operating crank se cured'to one end ofsaid shaft, a coupling ember 'detac'hably"connected with the oppositeend of said shaft and iournaled in the adjacent sidewall of said firstcase, a looking elementsecured to said coupling memher, a stop dogadapted to engage with said lockingelement in a manner preventing arocking movement of said coupling member, and operative connect onsbetween said stop dog and said selector keys whereby a movement of oneof said keys will release said stop dog from its locking engagement.

l. In a machine of the class described, in combination, a recordingmechanism includ ing a case, a series of longitudinally disposedselector keys arranged side by side and slidable longitudinally in saidcase, an autographic register including a second case, paper controllingmechanism including a transversely disposed rock shaft journaled in saidsecond case, an operating crank mounted upon one end of said shaft, acoupling member having one end thereot detach-ably connected with theopposite end of said shaft. the opposite end of said coupling memberbeing journaled the adjacent side wall and extending within said firstcase, a cam secured to the extended end of said coupling member andhaving a shoulder thereon, a stop dog movably mounted upon the side wallof said ca e and adapted to releasably engage said SllOllider, andoperative connections between said stop dog and said selector keyswhereby a movement of one of said keys will release said stop dog fromits locking engagement and permit a rocking movement of said shaft. V

5. In a machine of the class described, in combination, a recordingmechanism includinga case, a series of longitudinally disposed selectorkeys arranged side by side and slidabie long" lina ly said case, anautographic register including a second case de- T'n in.

tachably connected with said first case, paper controlling mechanismincluding a trans versely disposed rock shaft mounted in said secondcase, an operating crank mounted upon one end of said shaft, a couplingmember having one end thereof detachably connected with the opposite endof said shaft, the opposite end of said coupling member being journaledin the side wall and extending within said second case, a lockingmechanism associated with said coupling member, means for controllingsaid locking mechanism including a transversely disposed rock shaft journaled in said first case, and wiper arms secured to said rock shaftand engaging with said selector keys in manner to rock said shaft anddisengage said locking means when one of said selector keys is movedlongitudinally.

6. In a machine of the class described, in combination, a recordingmechanism including a case, a series of longitudinally disposed selectorkeys arranged side by side and slid able longitudinally in said case,numeral bars connected to and movable with said selector keys, aprinting mechanism coiiperating with said numeral bars, a striking barengaging with said numeral bars, means for actuating said striking barto cause said numeral bars to engage with said printing mechanism, saidmeans including lever arms f-.*otuliy co ,eeted with the side walls ofsaid case and carrying said striking bar, said lever arms being providedwith forwardly extending step'portions at their free ends, a rock shaftjournaled in said case, arms secured to said rock shaft and engagingwith said step portions, and means for rocking said shaft.

7. In a machine of the class described, in combination, a recordingmechanism including a case, a series of movable selector keys mounted insaid case, numeral bars connected to and movable with said keys, aprinting mechanism cooperating with said numeral bars, a striking barengaging with said numeral bars, an autographic register including asecond case, paper controlling mechanism including a transverselydisposed rock shaft journaled in said second case, an operating crankmounted upon one end of said shaft, a coupling member having one ndthereof detachably connected with the opposite end of said shaft, theopposite end of said coupling member bein ionrnaled in the adjacent sidewall of said first case, means for actuating said striking bar, saidmeans including levers pivotally mounted in said first case and carryingsaid striking bar, a rock shaft journaled in said first case, armssecured to saie rock shaft and engaging with said levers, means forrocking said shaft in a direction to actuate said striking bar, s idmeans including a longitudinally movable link mounted in said firstcase, and

i a link actuated arm carried by said coupling member.

8. In a machine of the class described, in combination, a recordingmechanism including a case having a hinged door at one end thereof, aseries of longitudinally disposed selector KEYS arranged side by sideand slidable longitudinally in said case, a series of numeral barsconnected to and movable with said selector keys, a recording andprinting mechanism associated with said numeral bars including a totalsprinting mechanism, said totals printing mecha nism including atransversely disposed swinging striking bar, means for actuating saidbar, said means including a rock shaft journal-ed in the walls of saidcase, an arm secured to said shaft and adapted to engage with saidstriking bar, a second depending arm secured said shaft, and operativeconnections between said second arm and said hi 1 door whereby anopening movement of said door will actuate said striking bar.

9. In a machine of the class described, in combination, a recordingmechanism including a case having a hinged door at one end thereof, aseries of longitudinally disposed selector keys arranged side by sideand slidable longitudinallyin said case, a series of numeral barsconnected to and movable with said selector keys, a recording andprinting mechanism associated with said numeral bars including a totalsprinting mechanism, said totals printing mechanism including atransversely disposed swinging striking bar, means for actuating saidbar, said means including a rock shaft ournaled in the walls of saidcase, an arm secured to said shaft and adapted to engage with saidstriking bar, a second depending arm secured to said shaft, operativeconnections between said second arm and said hinged door whereby anopening movement of said door will actuate said striking bar, saidoperative connections including an arm movable with said door, a bellcrank lever pivotally mounted upon the bottom of said case, a linkconnecting one arm of said lever with the arm movable with said door,and a slidable link mounted in said case having one end thereofpivotally connected with the lower end of said depending arm and itsopposite end adapted to be engaged by the remaining arm of said bellcrank lever.

10. In a machine of the class described, a recording machine includingselector keys, typcrbars and a recording member adapted to depress saidbars, an autographic register including paper feeding mechanism, meansfor holding said selector keys and type bars in a selected position,means controlled by said paper feeding mechanism for actuating saidrecording member to depress said bars, and independent means fordepressing said bars to release them from said holding means.

11. In a machine of the class described, a slidably mounted selectorbar, a numeral bar pivotally mounted to said selector bar, means forholding the numeral bar in a selected position, a recording memberadapted to depress said numeral bar a certain predetermined distance torecord the selected numeral, and means operable independent of saidrecording member for depressing said bar a lesser distance to releasesaid bar.

12. In a machine of the class indicated, in combination, a slidablymounted selector key, a stop and numeral bar pivotally connected withsaid selector key and adapted to hole it in a selected position, meansfor depressing said numeral bar to a recording position andsimultaneously releasing said selector key, and independent means fordepressing said numeral bar to a key releasing position only 13. In amachine of the class indicated, in combination, a case, a series ofselector keys slidably mounted within said case, a series of stop andnumeral bars pivotally connected with said selector keys and mova-. bletherewith, a recording mechanism, means for depressing said numeral barsto a recording positionand simultaneously re leasing said selector keys,and independent means for releasing said selector keys, said meansincluding a rock shaft journaled in said case, eccentrics mounted uponsaid rock shaft and engaging with said numeral bars, and a correctionkey adapted to rock said shaft.

14. In a machine of the class described, a plurality of type bars, meansfor longitudinally reciprocating said type bars, recording mechanismcooperating with said bars,

means for holding said bars in a selected position, and a plurality ofindependent 1 means for depressing said type bars to make the record andrelease said bars.

15. In 'a machine of the class described, a plurality of longitudinallyreciprocable type bars, means for locking said bars in a predeterminedposition, means for, depressing said bars a fixed amount to make therec- 0rd and for simultaneously releasing the bars, and independentmeans for depressing said bars a lesser amount to release the bars fromsaid locking means.

16. In a machine of the class described,

of longitudinally reciprocable type bars, a striking bar having meansfor locking said type bars in a selected position, means for supportinga strip of paper in the path of said type bars, an autographic register,paper feeding means therein and means controlled by said paper feedingmeans for actuating said striking bar.

HENRY M. CROUSE. GEORGE G. NEWELL.

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